MARAVANYIKA v HOVE 1997 (2) ZLR 88 (H)
Citation | 1997 (2) ZLR 88 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HB-28-97 |
Court | High Court, Bulawayo |
Judge | Malaba J |
Heard | 11 July 1997 |
Judgment | 11 July 1997 |
Counsel | J K N Stirling, for the applicant |
Case Type | Application for maintenance order |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Costs — scale — amount awarded falling within jurisdiction of magistrates court — when costs may be awarded on High Court scale
Court — jurisdiction — High Court — maintenance claim — whether fact that magistrates court is designated as a maintenance court precludes the High Court from dealing with such a claim
Family law — maintenance — child — payment by one spouse in excess of that spouse's obligation — creates debt by other spouse to first spouse — amount — calculation — remarriage of spouse and establishment of another family — effect
Prescription — debt — arrears of maintenance — constitute a debt which is subject to prescription
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